May 17, 2007 By The 1 min read

The preliminary hearing for a Dunbar man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the traffic death of a Uniontown man last week was continued Wednesday. Emmett Cooke, 48, of Memory Lane was charged before Magisterial District Judge Wendy Dennis with involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person following the death of Terry Kurosky, 49, of 168 Brushwood Road.

Police allege that Cooke, a passenger in a car driven by Robert Keefer, 31, of Dunbar, pulled the emergency brake of the car while traveling on Jumonville Road around 5:53 a.m. May 8.

According to state police trooper James Pierce, when Cooke pulled the brake, Keefer lost control of the 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier and it slid into a bank and then overturned near the intersection with Klink’s Road.

Police said Kurosky was ejected from the vehicle out the back window.

Fayette County Deputy Coroner Paul Kondrla pronounced Kurosky dead at the scene at 7:06 a.m.

Cooke was released on $50,000 unsecured bond.

A preliminary hearing will be held before Dennis.